August 9, 2020
Though Saul was not yet seated as one of the High Priests on the Sanhedrin, he had risen to the office of their legal counsel. He would prosecute the accused before the Sanhedrin, almost a dream position for a young man from Tarsus with high ambitions. Saul, now a successful lawyer in the bustling courts of Jerusalem, was there to witness Stephen’s defense. (Acts 6) Little did he realize then how God would use the events leading up to and following the young disciple’s death, to change Saul’s life dramatically and impact the story of religious history, forever.